Bekai: The President will participate in the summit of the Convention on Biological Diversity The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in response to the journalists' question about the President's visit to Armenia, said: His Excellency the President's short visit to Yerevan will take place on Friday, Mehr 24, to participate in the 17th Summit of the Heads of State of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and he is going to discuss and exchange views with some of the leaders' sides at the summit. summit. Describing the importance of this international convention for the protection of nature and the environment at the global level, Bakay said: The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity was created in 1371 (1992) and currently has 196 members, and all countries except the United States are members of this document. Bakai stated: Iran is one of the early signatories of this convention and became an official member in 1375, and during the past three decades, it has played an important role in developing mechanisms and rules related to the protection of biological diversity and the environment. Referring to the losses and damages caused to the environment of Iran and the region, including in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, during the military aggression of the United States and Israel against our country, Bakai emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran will use every opportunity to document and explain the crimes committed against the environment.